The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, April 19, 1917, Image 1
OFFICIAL PAPER .SDCIrO RC
OF PICKENS SENT
Established 1871-Volun,46 PICKENS. 8C., A 1PRIL 9 1917
Bankhead Highway
Association Formed
Pursuant to the call of the Libert)
organization a mass meeting of PickenE
county citizens was held in the Liberty
school auditorium Monday night fot
the purpose of organizing a county as
soclation to represent Pickens county
in the movement to get the route of the
Bankhead.military road fixed upon in
tis section of the country. This pro
posed road is to be built by the United
States government from Washington,
D. C., thru the South to Los Angeles,
California. Realizing the great advan
tages this road would be to this section
of country this meeting was called so
that Pickens county might pull as one
man for this highway.,
A,large crowd was present and the
meeting was an enthusiastic one. Ad
dresses were made by Maj. Robertson
and Capt. Slattery of Greenville. The
county organization was perfected with
the election of the following officers:
T. M. Norris, of Central, president;
C. E. Bush, of Liberty, vice president;
L. H. Smith, of Easley, secretary and
treasurer. The association was organ.
ized with a membership of 157 and is
being rapidly increased. Delegates
were elected to represent Pickens'coun
ty at the meeting to be held in Bir
minghain Thursday of this week. The
1 'purpose of the Birmingham meeting is
to elect engineers to make a prelimi=
nary survey and the section being best
represented will get the survey. The
following delegates were elected: Dr.
G. H1. Abernethy, Dr. W. M. Long,
} Ross O'Dell, L. 11. Smith, C. L. Cure
ton, R. G. Gaines, Lang Anderson, W.
M. Hagood, C. C. Burroughs, Dr. W. i.
Riggs, Dr. D. W. Daniel, Dr. J. L.
Bolt, L. C. Posey, T. 31. Norris, Ralph
Ramseur.
The following delejates were elected
to represent the association at a meet.
ing of the Piedmont Bankhead High
way association held in Spartanburg
* Tuesday: T. M.. Norris, L. H..4mith,
* "P. C. Cartee, Gary Hiott. This asso
ciation is composed of the county ado
ciations of the Piedmont section and
will send a large representation to Bir
mingham on Thursday.
The business men of Liberty especial
ly deserve great credit for the interest
they have displayed in this matter and
if this highway comes through Pickens
county no little share of the credit will
go to them. The people of Central,
Norris and all along the railroad have
also'been enthusiastic and have given
their support.
Tuesday 78 new members were secur
ed at Easley, bringing the total for the
connty to more than 235.
El Vampiro Insect Powder in handy
bellows box 10c. Keowee hlliarmacy.
Nyal's Corn Remover takes out. lKeo
wee 1harmacy.
A Simple Lesson
In Arithmetic
ut of town
And your PNiho YOUnd MONIS
MONEY out of town,
4nd EVERYBODY spend. hi.
money out of town,+
What will become of this town ?
THINK IT OVER.
RAEAT HOME
Items From Central Route. Foul
Farmers in this community are ver3
busy using the advantages afforded therr
in these beautiful warm days, as the5
bave been thrown badly behind wit1
their work by the freequent rains.
Zennie Mae, the infant child of Mr.
and Mrs. Grover Haynes, has been dan.
gerously ill, but bas improved.
Mr. And Mrs. W. H. Mauldin visited
the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. B.
D. Mauldin, in Seneca last week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. Edd Nimmonsof Oconee
were visitors at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. Stewart last Sunday.
Sunday school was organized at Keo
wee last Sunday and C. E. Childress
was elected superintendent and J. F.
Steele Secretary. We hope to have the
necessary literature and a larger crowd
next Sunday.
Mrs. C. M. Steele spent several days
with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. B. -D.
MAuldin, of Seneca recently.
Rev. Stringfleld, the financial agent
of Six Mile Academy, occupied Pastor
Murphree's place at Keowee last first
Sunday and preached an impressive and
interesting sermon.
Capt. R. E. Steele, who has beer
very sick for some time, has fully re.
covered and is haik the best health
pow that he has had for many years.
Rev. Fulton Childress and family mo
tored up from Anderson to visit his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Childress.
Rev. Edgar Clyde of Greenville was a
pleasant visitor near Keowee recently.
Mrs. B. F. Alexander, who has been
very sick, is much better. Dr. Wood
rufl' was the physician.
'Poss0t EATER.
PICKENS SCHOOL NEWS
The meeting of the Parent-Teachers
association was held Wednesday after
noon... Miss Grandy's room and MisE
Baker's room had the same number of
parents -present. It was a helpful
meeting.
Miss Elizabeth Mauldin, -county dem
onstration agent, and Mrs. Dora De(
Walker, state assistant home demon
strator, were here Friday. Mrs. Wal
ker gave a very interesting and instruc
tive talk to the higher grades and tc
the women of the community.
The Piedmont oratorical and athletic
contests were held last Friday evening
and Saturday at Greenville. Pickens
won third place in the athletic contests.
Harrison Edens, who represented us
in the oratorical contest at Presbyterian
college, Clinton, received fourth place.
This is quite an honor, as he had had
'very little training and spoke against
twenty-five speakers from all over the
state.
Miss Rosamond Lyin, of Washington,
D. C., has entered the ninth grade.
Miss Ella Lewis spent the week-end
with her classmate, Miss Annie Grav
lev.
Mrs. Gantt, chairman of the comimit
tee for improving the school grounds,
asks all who will help to meet here at
the close of school Thursday afternoon,
bringing any seeds and bulbs they may
have for this purpose.
TlENTHI GRADE.
IRev. John T. Mann in Pickens
Rev. Jiohn T1. Mann, the blind evan
gelist, and wife will spend the month of
May in Pickens county and will fill the
following appointnments:
First Sunday in May- Norris B3aptist
church, 11 a. mi.; Camp Creek, :3 p. m.;
Cateechee. 8 p. mi.
Secondl Sunday --Alice Mills, 11 a. m.;
Smiths Grove, :3 p. im ;Pickens Mill, 8
P. m.
T1hird Sunday - Mountain Vie w, 11 a.
mn.; Secona, 3 p. m. ; First Baptist
church, Pick ens, 8 p. mi.
Fourth Sunday --Cross Roads, 11 a. m.
Georges Creek, 3:30 p). mn.; Glenwood,
8. p. mn.
'If for any reason the above appoint.
ments do not suit the church and p~astor;
tplease notify me at once so we can make
(a change. Any other church not men
tioned in' the above list which would likt
to have a visit from Bro. Mann, if the.v
will write 'to me at once I will arrangt
for him t6 make an appointment. Broth
er and'Sister Mann are great workers ir
protracted meetings and if any of the
churchea and pastors desire their heil
ih meeting8, please wtite me at Easley
orBo ann at Blelton, S. C.
High Browni Cold Cream, Face Pow.
der, Hair Dressing. Talcum Powdei
made especially fot- colored people, 24<
each. Keowe'e Pharmacy.
Pickens County
Preparedness
Meeting
Mass Meeting of Citizens Call
ed to Meet at Pickens Next
Saturday
South Carolina must grow more food crops or face ab
solute want within the next few months. To help remedy
the situation and in order that the people of South Caro
lina may be advised of the national peril caused by food
shortage, Governor Manning has constituted a commission
known as the commission for civic preparedness for war,
and which commission is charged with awakening our
people to the necessity of united and patriotic action in the
face of national peril.
This commission has arranged a series of mass-meeings
throughout the state when a battery of speakers will pre
sent the cause to the people.
The meeting for Pickens county will be held at the
court house Saturday, April 21, at 11 o'clock. Ex-Gov.
Martin F. Ansel and Rev. W. H. Mills will be the principal
speakers.. Other Clemson and U. S. agricultural speakers
will be present.
The slogan adopted by the commission is "Service for
All." The country is calling upon all its citizens to per
form their duty in this crisis. Will you'not attend the
meeting at the county seat to hear patriotic men discusq
the seriousness of the situation and to confer with you ai
to the manner in which you may best serve your -oUntry'
President Wilson says: "The Southern farmers can show
their patriotism in no better or more convincing way thar
by resisting the great temptation of the present price of
cotton and helping to feed the nations and the people
everywhere fighting for their liberties and our own."
Do not fail to attend this meeting.
The following committees have been appointed: -
Farmers' Committee-W. H. Chastain, W. E. Findley, C. L. Cureton, R. F.
Lenhardt, .lames K. Latham, B. 1-1. Williams, W. T. O'Dell, E P. McCravey.
Bankers' Committee-J. Me. Bruce, .1. C. Carey, Lloyd H. Smith, W. C.
Smith, w. I. Chapman.
Ladies' Committee-Miss Elizabeth Mauldin, Miss Elinor Knight, Mrs. W.
L. Boggs, Mrs. J. H. Brown, Mrs. T. .1. Mauldin, Mrs. R. F. Smith.
Ministers' Committee-Rev. E. '. Hodges, Rev. ). W. Hiott, Rev. .1. C.
Bailey.
Giod Gave You Health. Thank
Him For It. Go to Church.
O.\ ik hpIeoplei never' thinkiI ofj God unt11il a lovedI
one is ill or a grieat troub)11lie b es't s thlem,.
Thien t hey seek thle SOLACE 1,1 ItKL.I.
prayers are' sa id at h esd o h oe
one's recoverv. God4 is MI E li ( II: b, a nd
ofttimnes thIe.e prayer a* *~Ire aniswr , and~4j~ o
the love(d one1, recove4 *r-.
IT IS NOT FAIR TO GOD, HOWEVER,
~---2--- TO ASK HIM TO REMEMBER YOU WH-EN
-|' ) - YOU HAVE FORGOTTEN HIM. WHEN EV
ERYTHING IS GOING ALONG SMOOTHLY
AND THE WORLD LOOKS BRIGHT SOME
MEN FORGET THERE IS A GOD. THEY
NEVER GO TO CHURCH. WHILE THEY WILL RESENT THE
CHARGE THAT THEY WOULD OPENLY OFFEND GOD, THEY
OFFEND HIM DEEPLY BY NOT GOING TO CHURCH. THE SUC
CESSFUL MAN SHOULD GO TO CHURCH TO THANK GOD FOR
HIS WORLDLY GIFTS. THE1 SUPREME BEING GAVE HIM ALL
HE HAS--LIFE, HEALTH, HAPPINESS-AND HE SHOULD THANK
HIM FOR THEM.
Thaniiks to) th I GO TO) 'F HU) ( l moIIII4Venln-nt, there hats been1
a. rel igious1 awakeninjg ove r the land. R~EIG('I (N N E\' El i WA.S
I)D :.D .X A ll t i equiired was a stimtulus, andi that .'tiulus~
was provided by the (00 TO CIIUJRCH campaign. It, shiouihl not
he necessary to uirge men to GO TO CHUJICII. TIhere isn't~ an
I argumennt that can be advanced by any man who believes in God
in favor of staying away from church. T1ake awayv the (hurches
and you will have a condition bordering on ana-rchy.
The man who GOES TO CHURCH is prepared to MEET
KNY V (ISIS1, moral, ph1ysical Or' financial. is faith~ in a Su
premeII Being sustains him in the most severe trials.
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Pickens County Items
A blue carrier pigeon was caught on
Keowee river, at Jocassee postoflice,
about May 1, 1916. It has a silver band
on one leg with letter 13. No. 14564.
The owner can get this pigeon by con
suiting J. R. Mosley, who has kept it
since last May.
Mrs. J. C. Garrett, of Norris, (lied
last Saturday in the city hospital in
Anderson and was buried the following
day at Six Mile. Mrs. Garrett was
well known in Pickens county and was
one of our best women. Next week we
hope to give a more complete account
of hr life.
The closing exercises of the Martin
graded school will take place Friday
night, April 20, at 8 p. in., with exer
cises by the Laurens literary society.
The school has had one of the most
successful ternis in its history. Prof.
B. G. Field is the principal and is assist
ed by Misses Pearl Murphy and Sadie
Nealy.
T. R. Allen has received a letter froih
his son, Roy, who joined the U. S.
Army sometime ago and who is now
stationed at El Paso, Texas, stating
that he was wounded by a Villa bandit
about three weeks ago. It seems that
he was on guard duty and was shot in
the shoulder. No details aire given.
The letter states that he is out of th(
hospital and getting along all right.
The citizens of Central held a meet
ing last Tuesday night in regard to the
Bankhead highway. T. M Norris waF
selected as chairman and C. G. Rowlani
secretary of the meeting. After dis
cussions T. M. Norris was elected a
delegate tq go to Spartanburg to a gen
eral meeting Tuesday. The people o
Central are pulling to get this propose(
highway through this section.
The Pickens county teachers' associt
tion will be held at Easley, Saturday
April 21. Dr. John E. White of Ande
son and Prof. Thompson of Winthro
College will address the body. Prof.
H. Campbell will make a report on ti
state teachers' meeting. Lunch will I
seyved by the domestic science class (
the )iasley school. This will be the la
meeting of the year and every teach(
in the county is urged to be present.
Married, at the residence of M. I
Heater, April 15, 1917, Mr. Claude Bag
well, youngest son of Mr. Seaborn Bag
well, and a student of the Six Mile hig
school, to Miss Arie Porter, daughtero
Mr. Dock Porter of Twelve Mile, botl
of Pickens county. After the ceremon3
the happy couple were ushered over t(
Seaborn Bagwell's, where a suniptuou.
repast awaited them. M. F. Hester
N. P., in his usual way, perforned th(
ceremony.
Postmaster Jennings is in receipt o
advices from the army recruiting oflice
at Savannah, Ga., that it is the polic3
of the war department to discharg
from service at the termination of the
emergency all men w.ho have enlisted ir
the regular army since the dleclaratiol
of war, or wvho now enlist. This po0lies
also ap~plies to the national. guardl. I1
you want to serve yvour* country dIuring
this war apply to your nearest piost
master.
A wedlding of' much interest to Pick
ens county peCople was that of Mr.. ,J
Goodlet Thornton and( Miss Miriam Hlol
liday, wvhich occurred in Wilmington,
N. C2., on t he 10th, inst. Mr. TPhornitor
is a soni of Mr . andl MIrs. R. 'T. Thorn
ton of Easley, and for the lpast fe
years has made his home in Wilmington.
where he holds a resp)onsible positioi
wvith the Wilmington Savings & Tr'us1
Co Mr is. Thornton is a member of r
prominent Wilmington family. The
are sp~endling .everal (lays with'th<
bridegroom's paren ts in EaTsl( y.
Thle family of Perry MasiLteris, who
lives near Table Rock, has t he sym.
pathy of the entire community in t he
recent hereavements that have recently
come into this homne. i)uring the last
few weeks fouir members of this famiily
have died and a fifth is now In the e(ty
hospital at Greenville. One grown son
and two grandchildren have diedl of
measles. Another son wvas a victimn of
the terrible tragedly that took pi'ace in
the upper parlt of Greenville c!ounty,
when Vernon Corbin shot andl killed
Jlohn Abner Masters atnd seriounsly
wountded his brother, J1orda n MIasters.
Corbiin is now out on bond.
Harris-Kelly
Mr. Tx'. D). Harris requests the honor
of your presence at the marriage of- hhs
daughter, Nora Gertrude, to Mr. Samue
Clementa Kelly, on Wednesday aftert
noon, April 25, 1917, 4&80 o'clock, al
Grace Methodist church. No ard,.
Votes $70,000 For
Sewage and Paving
By a vote of five to one the citizensof
Easley last Monday voted $25,000 for
paving streets and sidewalks and $20,
000 for the installation of a sewerage
system. Inasmuch as the property
owners are to pay an amount equal to
that voted for street paving, the total
amount voted for the improvement is
$70,000.
The election for the officers of the
city also took place Monday. .I.M.King
was elected mayor by a handsome ma
jot'ity over hi two opponents, A. A.
Burgess and R. G. Sheck. The alder
men elected were: E. L. Hamilton,W.
R. Wyatt, P. P. McDaniel and Sam T.
Smith. W. M. Hagood was re-elected
eommissioner of public works.
Allen Mauldin Dead
.Allqn Mauldin, one of the oldest citi
zens of Easley and a pioneer settler.
died at his home there Monday, aged 70.
He was suddenly stricken with paraly
sis just a few hours before his death
early in the afternoon. le was a Con
federate veteran, having served during
the latter part, of the war. Mr. Maui
din had many friends over the county
and was held in high esteem. He was
an extensive property owner in Easley.
He leaves a wife and four children.
Union Meeting
Following is the program of the unkiii
meeting of Pickens association, to be
held with the Pickens Mill church, April
r 28 and 29, 1917:
I 10.30- Organization.
11.00--fSermon by B. G. Fields
12.00-Enrollnentof delegates
12.30-Dinner.
, Afternoon Session--1.30 p. m: Di
cussion of Janies 5:14-15. Opened by
p A. M. Simnimons.
'. 2 p. m, - What is required of the Chris
ie tian as taught in Matt. 6:14-15. Opened
>e by C. E. lobins'n.
>f 2.30*--Can we acquire true success.
it without following the teaching of Matt..
"6:33-34? Opened by .. T. Abercrombie.
3 p. m.--Assigning homes for dele
gates.
Night Session, 8.00-Devotionals by
J. N. Jewell; song service, led by R. L.
Henderson; roand table talk on missions.
) Sunday-- Morning Session: Sunday
f school; usual service.
11 a. in --Address by T. 0. Lawton;
song service. All singers invited.
All churches are urgently requested
to send delegates Ex. CONMuR.
Visited Greenville
Mr. Noah Merck, Miss l.ettie Willi
man, Clayton Arnold, Miss Alma Chap
man, Homer Willimon anmd Miss Bessie
Chapman took a pleasure trip to (ieen
ville Saturday, March 11, and visited
some of their relatives there. I think
Greenville is a grand city in which
to take a pleasure trip. They took
supp~er with Mr. anid Mlrs. Carl Poole.
A fter supper they went to the theatre
andl then returned home. I think it is
nice for yvoung folks to take a nice trip
like that. S-r.M ICNGINJE.
Want Military Corn
pany in Pickens Co.
IYoung mlen), show your~ state that the -
same kinmd of' blood flows thru youir
Iveins as onitce inlspired (1iIour( efthers
to decfend or rights and die for their
country.
We' ar offer)lcIing youili an opportui ity to
prove yourv pat riotismi by ''nilisting in a
military co~mpany whovs(e he~adluar~tersf
wvill lie in liasley. WVould you not much
prefer to volunteer rather than be
forced to enlist and have thle entire
state knowing that Pickens county could
not1 raise- a small company of 150 men?
Our governmient has called for 500,001;
men, wvhich is a mere beginning, This
means thait South Carolina will have to
furnish her pro rata shlare, a part of
which mnt come from our county.I
knowv tihe men of Pickens county are too
proudl to wait until thley ar~e forced to
serve their country.
Uli t~o drate we have about, twenty-five
men atnd expcct to begin drilling soon.
We will arrange to drill at nIghts so as
not to conflict with anyone's business.
You can join our company at any timo
by givmng your, name to either W. C.
SmitK at Fkasiey Bank or Rt. E., John
son at Snider's jewelry store.
P'. BI. RlOBNSON.
Mayflower Talcum, the neWest toilet
lux~u-y, 25c. KeoWee Pharmacy. *